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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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